TY - JOUR
T1 - Regulation of the cytoskeleton and cell adhesion by the Rho family GTPases in mammalian cells
AU - Kaibuchi, K.
AU - Kuroda, S.
AU - Amano, M.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Members of the Rho family of small Ras-like GTPases - including RhoA, - B, and -C, Rac 1 and -2, and Cdc42 - exhibit guanine nucleotide-binding activity and function as molecular switches, cycling between an inactive GDP- bound state and an active GTP-bound state. The Rho family GTPases participate in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion through specific targets. Identification and characterization of these targets have begun to clarify how the Rho family GTPases act to regulate cytoskeletal structure and cell-cell and cell-substratum contacts in mammalian cells. The Rho family GTPases are also involved in regulation of smooth muscle contraction, cell morphology, cell motility, neurite retraction, and cytokinesis. However, the molecular mechanisms by which the Rho family GTPases participate in the regulation of such processes are not well established.
AB - Members of the Rho family of small Ras-like GTPases - including RhoA, - B, and -C, Rac 1 and -2, and Cdc42 - exhibit guanine nucleotide-binding activity and function as molecular switches, cycling between an inactive GDP- bound state and an active GTP-bound state. The Rho family GTPases participate in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion through specific targets. Identification and characterization of these targets have begun to clarify how the Rho family GTPases act to regulate cytoskeletal structure and cell-cell and cell-substratum contacts in mammalian cells. The Rho family GTPases are also involved in regulation of smooth muscle contraction, cell morphology, cell motility, neurite retraction, and cytokinesis. However, the molecular mechanisms by which the Rho family GTPases participate in the regulation of such processes are not well established.
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U2 - 10.1146/annurev.biochem.68.1.459
DO - 10.1146/annurev.biochem.68.1.459
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10872457
AN - SCOPUS:0032860424
SN - 0066-4154
VL - 68
SP - 459
EP - 486
JO - Annual Review of Biochemistry
JF - Annual Review of Biochemistry
ER -